Causes EXEC SQL statements in your program to be replaced by XDB calls, depending on the options you specify. 
                  
               
            
 
            
             
               
               Restriction:  
                  
                  This directive is supported in native COBOL only. 
                     
                  
 
                  
                 
               
              
            
            
               Syntax:
 
                
                >>-.---.-.----XDB-.----------------------.-.--><  
    +-/-+ |        |   +-----.---.-----.  | | 
          |        |   |     +-,-+     |  | | 
          |        |   v               |  | | 
          |        +-(.-option=setting-.)-+ | 
          |           |                |    | 
          |           +-NO-option------+    | 
          +-NO-XDB--------------------------+ 
                 
            
            
               Parameters: 
 
                
               
                
                  
                  
                      
                         
                         
                        
                         
                           
                            
                              
                              | option | One of the XDB options listed in the topic 
                                 XDB Directive Options. | 
 
                           
                            
                              
                              | setting | The setting for the option | 
 
                           
                         
                        
                     
                    
                  
                 
               
              
            
            
               Properties:
 
                
               
                
                  
                  
                      
                         
                         
                        
                         
                           
                            
                              
                              | Default: | NOXDB | 
 
                           
                            
                              
                              | Phase: | Syntax check | 
 
                           
                            
                              
                              | $SET: | Initial |